premiered 'The Last Samurai' in Los Angeles ... and they flee Tokyo. The final section awesomely pits a large modern army against the samurai in battle, where Nathan and Katsumoto seek to ...

The Last Samurai was nominated for four Oscars at ... scene toward the end of the film on the eve of the samurai’s final battle,” the director tells me. “He was to say goodbye to Higen ...

American filmmaker Edward Zwick’s movie “The Last Samurai” will be screened during a session at the Arasbaran Cultural Center ...

And not a promise he could keep as dissident samurai and other factions flock to his military academy. One final battle will put an end to the last of the samurai. Or will it? Myanmar earthquake ...

This article contains mild spoilers for Shōgun and major ones for The Last Samurai ... ahead of Katsumoto and all the other samurai as they leave for battle at the end of the film, and later ...

The stuff of legends and Hollywood movies, Japan's samurai are known for tradition ... Saigo informed his troops that this would be their final battle and enjoined them to die bravely.

Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in "Shogun.